We are building a new version of our website. We want to make sure our immigration and citizenship services are simple to use and meet your needs.

Please help us by visiting our
test site (beta) and providing your feedback. We’d love to hear from you!

About eVisitor

You must hold a passport from an eligible country to apply for this visa.

You must be outside Australia when you lodge your application for an eVisitor. You do not need to visit an immigration office and you will not receive a stamp or label in your passport. However, you will be given a confirmation for your records.

An eVisitor is an electronically stored authority for travel to Australia. eVisitor can be accessed by airlines, travel agents and Australian border agencies.

What the eVisitor lets you do

Your eVisitor lets you:

enter Australia for up to three months during each visit during the 12 months from the date the eVisitor is granted

have a holiday or visit family and friends in Australia

study in Australia for up to three months in some circumstances

engage in business visitor activities while in Australia provided you:

do not work for or provide services to, a business or organisation

do not sell goods or services to the public.

Business visitor activities include:

making general business or employment enquiries

investigating, negotiating, signing or reviewing a business contract

activities carried out as part of an official government-to-government visit

participating in conferences, trade fairs or seminars, as long as you are not being paid by the organisers for you participation.

Volunteer work tourism schemes

In general, an eVisitor does not allow you to work in Australia. However, you might be able to work as a volunteer if:

your main purpose in visiting Australia is tourism and the voluntary work is incidental to tourism

the work is genuinely voluntary and you are not paid for it, other than for meals, accommodation or out of pocket living expenses

the work would not otherwise be done in return for wages by an Australian resident

Before you apply

Your passport

Your eVisitor is linked to the passport number you use in your application, and you should use the same passport to travel to Australia.

If you get a new passport, you should advise us of the new passport details
before you travel to Australia. Otherwise, you will be delayed at the airport and might be denied permission to board your plane.

If you get a new passport while you are in Australia, you do not need to apply for another eVisitor as long as the one you have is still valid. If you leave Australia while your eVisitor is still valid, you can travel on your new passport but you should keep your old passport with you, as your eVisitor is attached to that passport.

If you already hold another eVisitor

If you already have an eVisitor and apply for another one, if the new eVisitor is granted it will:

be valid as soon as it is granted

replace your existing eVisitor.

If you already hold another visa

If you already hold another visa and are then granted an eVisitor, the eVisitor could:

be valid as soon as it is granted

replace your existing visa.

The eVisitor may be less beneficial than your current visa. If you already hold a visa, you should contact your nearest
immigration office outside Australia before lodging an eVisitor application.

Cost

There is no charge for an eVisitor application.

eVisitor applicants

This information tells you what you need to do to apply for an eVisitor.

Who could get this visa

You may be eligible for an eVisitor if you:

intend to visit Australia only temporarily and for tourism or business visitor purposes

are outside Australia

hold an eVisitor-eligible passport

are free of tuberculosis when you enter Australia

have not been convicted of an offence or offences for which the total sentence is more than 12 months (whether or not the sentence has been served).

eVisitor-eligible passports

eVisitor-eligible passports are citizen passports issued by the following countries:

Andorra

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Monaco

The Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Republic of San Marino

Slovak Republic

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom – British Citizen

Vatican City.

You are not eligible to apply for the eVisitor if your only passport is a British National Overseas, British Dependent Territories Citizen, British Overseas Citizen, British Protected Person or British Subject passport.

Criminal convictions

If you have had one or more criminal convictions (in any country) for which the sentence or sentences (whether served or not) total 12 months or more you will not be permitted entry to Australia whilst holding an eVisitor. If you have had any criminal conviction in any country, a more appropriate visa for you to apply for may be a
Visitor visa (subclass 600), rather than an eVisitor.

Health requirements

You must meet certain
health requirements. You might not be able to enter Australia if you have active tuberculosis.​

Health insurance

You are responsible for all your health costs while you are in Australia. You will not be covered by Australia's national health scheme (Medicare) unless your country has a
reciprocal health care agreement with Australia.

Debts to the Australian Government

You must have no outstanding debts to the Australian Government or have arranged to repay any outstanding debts to the Australian Government before this visa can be granted.

Apply online

You must complete the application form for each person travelling to Australia, including children.

If you do not receive an email from us within 12 hours of lodging your application, login to your
ImmiAccount to check the status of the application.

More information

There is more information to help you
prepare your application, such as certifying and translating documents into English, communicating with us, using a migration agent, authorising another person to receive information from us, and receiving assistance with your application.​​

After you have applied for an eVisitor

After you lodge your application, we will let you know that we have received your information.

Estimate the cost of your visa

The following Visa Pricing Estimator requires you to answer the questions as accurately as possible to provide you with an estimate for lodging a visa application. The estimator might not include the second instalment of the visa application charge which is payable for some visas. Please note this is an estimate for a visa application, if you have already lodged your application and you want to change/add applicants please refer to the Visa Pricing Table. The Visa Pricing Estimator will give you an estimate of the charges you may need to pay to lodge a visa application. This is paid after you have made your application but before the visa can be granted. Read the department's full disclaimer. The Commonwealth of Australia does not guarantee the accuracy, currency or completeness of any material in the Visa Pricing Estimator.